Donetsk–South Ossetia relations

Donetsk - South Ossetia relations

Donetsk People's Republic	South Ossetia
Diplomatic mission
Representative Office of South Ossetia, Donetsk

Donetsk–South Ossetia relations are foreign relations between the Donetsk People's Republic and South Ossetia. Both of them are unrecognized states and disputed territories, where the Donetsk People's Republic is considered Ukrainian territory and South Ossetia is considered as Georgia's territory.

History[]

Donetsk was a province of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and South Ossetia was a Self-government of Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic during the rule of Soviet Union.

In April 2014, Eastern pro-Russian separatists occupied the city of Donetsk and declared the independence from Ukraine. In the meantime, South Ossetian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Medoyev received a delegation from Donetsk People's Republic (DDR) Chairman Denis Pushilin at the latter's request. During the meeting, Pushilin asked Medoyev to addressed to South Ossetian president Leonid Tibilov and parliamentary Chairman Stanislav Kochiyev to recognize the DDR'S independence.^[1]

On June 27, South Ossetia's Security Council decides to recognized the Donetsk People's Republic. South Ossetia's president told the media: “I believe the recognition of the Donetsk republic is the right step, “South Ossetia’s people support and hail the decision to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk.”^[2]

On May 13, 2015, the Donetsk Foreign Ministry said in a statement that President Aleksandar Zaharcenko signed the decree recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia.^[3]

On June 18, 2016, the president of Abkhazia, Raul Khajimba, stated he appreciated Donetsk People's Republic's recognition of Abkhazia. However, he stated that recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republic by Abkhazia would be inappropriate as both are in talks with the government of Ukraine to grant them greater autonomy, not independence, as per the Minsk II agreement.^[4]

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